Posts Tagged: 2 Kings 8

Devotionals

Should We Desire To Be Used By God?

While I think we can all agree that being used by God is a good thing, I would like to highlight that it is necessary, but not sufficient. I have made this argument many times throughout my writings. We have seen many people who were indifferent towards God, far from God, and even those who...  Read More →

Spiritual Elements to Physical Battles

I don’t have a lot to say about today’s reading — even though a LOT happens — because I just want to highlight one single line… The king of Aram is fed up with Elisha always knowing what’s coming and foiling his plans over and over again. So he decides it’s time to kill this troublemaker...  Read More →

Power is a Corrupting Influence

Judah had some suspect kings, but then Asa rode in to the rescue and brought them back to God. His son, Jehoshaphat also did a good job as a king. But His son, Jehoram quickly turned his back on God and murdered his brothers to consolidate power. The thing is this: power is dangerous. The...  Read More →